The photo outraged India's aviation community, with one retired pilot calling it "inexplicable" behavior. Indian airline SpiceJet grounded the two pilots, adding that disciplinary action would follow.

Pilots have a demanding job, and are expected to take regular breaks to ensure their performance when it counts. However, two pilots for Indian airline SpiceJet were grounded recently after taking a ...

In a chilling revelation from the preliminary investigation into last month’s tragic Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, authorities have zeroed in on a key cockpit component—the fuel control ...

American F-16 Fighting Falcons are getting a new cockpit management unit (CMU) from Avalex as part of the U.S. Air Force’s mobile user objective system (MUOS) program to upgrade the so-called Viper.

Boeing Co. has been forced to ground its 737 MAX aircraft after two of the jetliners were recently involved in deadly crashes in Indonesia and in Ethiopia. Much of the investigative focus has been on ...

If you’ve ever looked into the cockpit of a Boeing or Airbus aircraft, one major difference immediately stands out: Boeing jets use a traditional control yoke, while Airbus aircraft feature a side ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- With just a pull of lever and a press of a button, power and fuel can be cut to a plane's engine by fire extinguishers. That's what was allegedly attempted by off-duty pilot ...

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